^uW A 4 >*• c«^r SPC^ -s*sk^ THE COLLECTION OF ETCH INGS, ENGRAVINGS & DRAWINGS, BY AND AFTER THE OLD MASTERS, THE PROPERTY OF THE RT. HON. THE EARL OF AYLESFORD. OATALOGU IE OF THE COLLECTION OF ETCHINGS, Engravings and Drawings, BY AND AFTER OLD MASTERS, THE PROPERTY OF THE EARL OF AYLESFORD: COMPRISING THE Works of Albert Durer, an almost complete Collection of the Works of Lucas Van Ley den, &c, Fine Drawings by Rembrandt and Others: WHICH «H&UU lie r^olti tn> Surtion tij Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AT TJKEm GSS AT &OQ3IS, 8 KING STEEET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, On MONDAY, JULY 17, 1893, And Following Dn,y, AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed toe Saturday and Monday preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offices, 8 King Street, St. James's Square. S.W. CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put ujd again and re-sold. II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and so on in proportion. IN. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchaser's to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required ; in default of which, the Lot or Lots so imrchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the Buyer's expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale ; Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in, any Lot; and making no warranty whatever VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be removed during the time of Sale ; and the remainder of the Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery. VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; all Lots un- cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale, and the deficiency (if auy) attending such re-sale shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. CATALOGUE. **<<> First Day's Sale. >XuL. 95 Six Designs for Tapestry (B. 140-145) — rare proofs 6 / - - 96 The Emperor Maximilian (153)-; fine / % /c^^u^ /■ - ■ - 97 Ulrich Varnbuhler (155)— rare ; and A. Durer (156) 2 d-o f. — ■ - 98 The Arms of Nuremberg (162) ; The Arms of Hector Pomer (163) ; The Arms of Albert Durer (160); the Arms of the Beham Family — proof; and others — fine 8 T. R . — 99 St. Sebald (B. app. 21) -rare ; and other Saints (Nos. 18, 22, 23, 24, 25) 6 X /o. ~ 100 Three Allegorical Pieces (B. 34)— rare ; and Nos. 151, 152, &c. 8 S./t^- - 101 The Large Head of Christ (141 app.); The Adoration (3 app.) — £-&S<^, rare ; and others 7 A. VAN EVERDINGEN. 102 A Collection of Etchings — some early HANS BALDUNG GRUN. 103 Various Woodcuts - 12 104 Before and After — the rare plates, by W. Hogarth 3 105 View of Westminster, by Hollar; and other views 7 D. HOPFER. 106 The Bust of the Emperor Galba (B. 77) ; and others ■ 12 J. HOUSTON. 107 The Syndics, after Rembrandt— -fine proof 2 108 A Collection of Etchings, by Peter de Laer — some proof and rare 31 10 LUCAS VAN LEYDEN. 109 The History of the Creation and the Fall (B. 1-6) 6 110 Adam and Eve eating the Forbidden Fruit (B. 7)— fine and rare ; and a copy 2 111 Adam and Eve eating the Forbidden Fruit (B. 8) ; Ditto (B. 9) both fine 2 112 Adam and Eve (B. 10)— fine 113 ADAM AND EVE DEIVEN FROM PARADISE (B. 11)— very fine 114 Cain killing Abel (B. 12) ; Cain killing Abel (B. 13) ; Lamech and Cain (B. 14) 3 115 Abraham and the Three Angels (B. 15) — very fine 116 Lot and his Daughter (B. 16) — very fine, but closely trimmed 117 Abraham disowning Agar (B. 18)— fine ; and copy 2 118 The History of Joseph (B. 19-23) — fine impressions ; and copies 8 119 The Daughter of Jephtha (B. 24)— very fine 120 Samson and Delilah (B. 25) 121 DAVID BEFORE SAUL (B. 27)— splendid impression 122 David Praying (B. 28)— fine 123 David Victorious (B. 26) ; David Praying (B. 29) 2 124 Solomon adoring Idols (B. 30) 125 Esther before Ahasuerus (B. 31) — very fine 126 The Triumph of Mordecai (B. 32) 127 Susannah and the Elders (B. 33)— fine 128 St. Joachim and St. Anne (B. 34); and The Visitation (B. 36) — both fine 2 11 LUCAS VAN LEYDEN. 129 THE ADORATION (B. 37)— brilliant impression of this splendid print 130 The Repose in Egypt (B. SS)—Jine impression 131 The Baptism of Christ (B. 40)— very fine 132 Christ tempted by the Devil (B. 41) 133 The Raising of Lazarus (B. 42) — very fine impression, but backed 134 The Passion : a set of fourteen prints (B. 43-56) — very fine and rare 14 135 THE PASSION : set of nine round plates (B. 57-65)— splendid impressions, with the borders of these most rare prints, some with margins; and a copy of No. 66 10 136 The Crowning with Thorns (B. 68)— fine ; the same (B. 69) ; Christ presented to the People (B. 70) 3 137 CHRIST PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE (B. 71)- brilliant and clear proof 138 Soldiers giving drink to Christ (B. 73) ; Christ carrying His Cross (B. 72) ; the Man of Sorrows (B. 76) 3 139 The Crucifixion (B. 74) 140 Christ appearing to the Magdalen (B. 77)— fine 141 The Return of the Prodigal Son (B. 78) — very fine and rare 142 The Virgin and St. Anne (B. 79) ; The Virgin in a niche (B. 81)- fine 2 143 Virgin standing on a Crescent (B. 80) ; and Virgin with Sceptre, standing on a Crescent (B. 82)— fine 2 144 The Virgin and Child (B. 83) ; Virgin and Child seated in a Landscape (B. 84) — very fine 2 145 The Holy Family (B. 85)— very fine 12 LUCAS VAN LEYDEN. 140 Christ and the Apostles (B. 86-99)— fine and rare 14 147 The Four Evangelists (B. 100-103) ; and St. Peter and St. Paul (B. 1C5) 5 148 St. Luke (B. 104) — splendid impression 149 St. Peter and St. Paul (B. 106) ; and a copy 2 150 St. Christopher (B. 108)— fine; the same, differently treated (B. 109) ; and John the Baptist (B. 110) 3 End of First Day's Sale. Second Day's Sale. Oa TUESDAY, JULY 18, 181)3, AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY. LUCAS VAN LEYDEN. 151 The Beheading of John the Baptist (B. Ill) — ; fine 152 The Conversion of St. Paul (B. 107) — very fine, but backed 153 St. Jerome (B. 112)— fine; the same (B. 113); the same (B. 114) 154 St. Sebastian (B. 115) ; St. Anthony (B. 116) ; The Temptation of St. Anthony (B. 117) — fine impression 3 155 St. Dominic (B. 118) ; and St. Gerard Sagredius (B. 119)— both fine 2 156 St. Francis (B. 120) 157 ST. GEOBGE (B. 121)— brilliant impression 158 The Magdalen giving Herself up to the Pleasures of the World (B. 122)- fine 159 The Magdalen in the Desert (B. 123)— fine and rare 14 LUCAS VAN LEYDEN. 160 The Magdalen on the Clouds (B. 124); and St. Catherine (B. 125) 2 161 THE MONK SERGIUS (B. 126)— brilliant impression 162 The Seven Virtues (B. 127-133)- fine 7 163 Lucretia (B. 134) 164 Pyramus and Thisbe (B. 135)— fine 165 The Poet Virgil (B. 136)— fine 166 Mars and Venus (B. 137) — very fine 167 Venus and Cupid (B. 138) ; Minerva (B. 139) 2 168 Soldiers in a Forest (B. 141) — brilliant impression 169 The Young Man at the Head of a Troop of Soldiers (B. 142) ; and a copy 2 170 The Beggars (B. U3)— very fine 171 The Lady in the Wood (B. 146) ; and a copy ; The Promenade (B. 144)— ./m* 3 172 Man carrying a Torch (147)— fine and rare 173 Man and Woman, seated on the ground (B. 148) ; and a copy 2 174 Les Pelerins (B. 149) — very fine and rare 175 The Fool (B. 150) ; The Boy with a Trumpet (B. 152)— fine 2 176 The Standard Bearer (B. 140)— fine ; and the Old Man with a bunch of raisins (B. 151) 2 177 The Woman and the Dog (B. 154) — very fine 178 The Musicians (B. 155) -very fine 179 The Surgeon (B. 156) ; and The Dentist (B. 157)— both fine 2 180 The Milkmaid (B. 158)— fine and rare 181 THE EULEXSPIEGEL (B.159)— backed, very rare; another, slightly damaged; and four copies 6 15 LUCAS VAN LEYDEN. 182 Children carrying a Helmet (B. 165) ; Children with an escut- cheon (B. 166) — both fine; and others 4 183 THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN (B. 172)— very fine and rare ; and a copy 2 181 Portrait of Lucas Van Leyden (B. 173) — fine ; and the Portrait of a Young Man (B. 174) ; and a copy 3 185 The Busts of our Saviour and the Virgin (B. 2)— doubtful pieces ; and a copy ; and others 9 186 The Poet Virgil (B. 16); and others — woodcuts, some rare 11 ISRAEL VAN MECKEN 187 Christ before Pilate (B. 15) 188 The Marriage of the Virgin with St. Joseph (B. 33) ; and the Virgin, seated in a Courtyard (B. 46) 2 189 St. Mary the Egyptian, and Mary Magdalene (B. 130)— fine, but spotted 190 Lucretia (B. 168)— fine 191 A Group of four Women, after Albert Durer (B. 185) ; The Virgin with a Butterfly (B. 33 app.) 2 VAN DER NEER (De Jonghe). 192 Sheep lying down (B. 1.); Sheep standing up (B. 2)— fine and rare 193 Etchings, by Peter de Molvn ; and others 12 ADRIAN VAN OSTADE. 194 A Collection of Etchings, by and after Ostade 53 195 A Collection of Etchings, &c, after Ostade and Rembrandt 1G GEORGE PENCZ. 196 One of the History of Tobit (B. 13) ; Christ Curing the Leper (B. 34) ; and the Pharasees (B. 43) ; Porsenna (B. 81) 197 Four Mythological Subjects (B. 70-7.3)— very fine 4 198 The Sense of Touch (B. 109) ; and Arithmetic (B. 113) 2 W. PETHER. 199 Portrait of Man in Armour, after Rembrandt— ./*/ie proof PAUL POTTER. 200 The Cow Resting under a Tree (B. 17)— fine and rare REMBBANDT VAN KHYN. 200a The Hog (W. 154) ; Christ Healing the Sick, The Hundred Guilder Print (W. 78) ; and others J. BUISDAEL. 201 A Field surrounded by Trees (B. 5)— first state, before name and additional work ; and second state 2 202 The Three Oaks (B. 6) — second state ; and others (B. 1, 2, 3) 5 MARTIN SCHOEN. 203 The Adoration of the Kings (B. G) ; and the Flight into Egypt (B. 7) 2 204 The Entombment (B. 18) ; and The Stag and The nind (B. 94) C. VISSCHER. 205 Travelling Musicians, after Ostade — second state, fine 206 The Pancake Woman — fourth state 207 Gellius de Bouma — second state 208 Bustic Courtship, by Jan Yisscher, proof before all letters 209 Various Etchings, by Wyck, Saftleven, and others 17 MARTIN ZAGEL. 210 Virgin and Child (B. 2) ; Martyrdom of St Sebastian (B. 4) ; and others 4 211 Etchings, by Stoop, Berghem ; and others 2 212 The Plenipotentiaries, after De Keyser, by Suyderhoef— ; fine 39 213 Etchings by A. Vandervelde, Le Ducq, &c. — some fine 5 DRAWINGS. 214 Various Mythological Subjects — on vellum — Italian School 6 215 Landscapes, &c, by various artists, chiefly Dutch 11 216 A View of Canterbury ; and various other Drawings of the English School 35 217 Various Views of Rome, Naples, &c. 7 218 An Interesting Collection of Water-colour Drawings : Views in Rome, &c 29 219 Our Saviour freeing the Man from Evil Spirits; and other Drawings — various 14 220 Various Drawings of Ruins, Buildings, &c. 8 221 A Similar Collection 14 222 A Similar Lot H 223 Horsemen Fighting, ascribed to M. Angelo ; and other Drawings, by Giulio Romano and others 9 224 A Sea Piece, by Backhuysen — pen and ink washed with sepia S 225 Man and Woman Conversing, by C. Bega ; and a Sketch by T. Wyck $ 1 22G Sheep-shearing, by Zuccarelli — a drawing in chalk, washed with colour 5 227 Study of a Waterfall, by J. Both — in sepia ; and a Landscape by Breughel 3 228 Various Drawings, by Annibal Carracci 10 From the Reynolds and Hone Collections 229 Head of a Boy, in red and black chalk, by A. Carracci ; and two sketches in red, by Correggio 3 From the Reynolds, Hudson and Hone Collections 230 Various Sketches by the Carracci 8 231 Various Sketches by Delia Bella, da Cortona, and others 9 232 View of a Town, pen and ink sketch, by Claude Loraine ; and other landscapes 7 233 Various Landscapes, by Claude Lorrain 5 From the Richardson Collection 234 Two Cows in a Landscape — signed A. Cuyp 2 235 A Large Bird's-eye View of a Town ; and two Studies, by A. Cuyp 3 23C A Dutch Village, by De Koning ; and two Sketches, by Roghman 3 237 A Water-colour Drawing : a river scene, with distant woodland by Elsheimer 238 Various Studies by Dominichino, Guercino, and others 9 239 Various Drawings, by Guercino 8 240 A similar lot, by the same 5 241 View of a Town, by Van Haagen : an important drawing 4 242 Edge of a Forest, by Van Haagen ; a Drawing of a Bull, signed by Saftleven ; and others 5 From the Spencer Collection 243 Peasants Playing at Cards, in red chalk, by Jan Steen ; and two others 3 19 244 A Drawing, in silver point ; Head of a Man, by Holbein ; and A Sketch, in chalk, by the same 3 From the Richardson Collection 244a Head of a Peasant, by Jordaens ; &c. 3 245 Virgin and Child, by Murillo — from the Laniers Collection : a highly finished Drawing ; and others, by various Masters 8 246 Drawings of the Explosion at Leyden, 1807, by J. Van O'ss 2 247 Two Studies of Feasants, by A. Ostade 2 248 Head of a Peasant, with high hat : a highly-finished Drawing in water-colour, by A. Ostade 249 Angels Adoring the Virgin and Child, by P. Perugino — from the Spencer Collection ; and other Drawings, by S. Kosa, &c. 5 250 Various Sketches, by G. Poussin and others 12 From the Richardson, Zanetti, and the Hudson Collections 251 A View of a Wood, by Van den Eekhout ; &c. 3 252 A Dutch Barn, by Kembrandt ; and The Carrying of the Cross, by Van den Eekhout 2 REMBRANDT. 253 A Landscape, with a village in the background, and a wagon going over a bridge From the Holdidch Collection 254 Various Sketches, in pen and ink 5 255 A Eoad through a Village ; and a Wooded Landscape 2 256 AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE, through which runs a river: a careful water-colour drawing 257 VIEW OF A DUTCH VILLAGE ON A EIVEE : sepia drawing 258 A Landscape : canal scene, with a clump of trees on the bank — a highly finished drawing in colours 20 REMBRANDT. 259 The Adoration : two drawings differently treated 2 260 A Landscape, with a slight bridge over a dyke 261 Abraham and the three Angels — a pen and ink sketch; and a Study of Oriental Figures, both by Rembrandt 2 262 Tobit and the Angel — a light sketch ; and another 2 263 TWO ORIENTAL FIGURES, in pen and ink, washed with colour From the Bichardson Collection 264 CHRIST BEING LED AWAY— a highly finished drawing in sepia and chalk 265 Two Cavaliers on Horseback— a pen and ink, slightly washed From the Bichardson and Hudson Collections 266 PORTRAIT OF AN OLD WOMAN, called Rembrandt's Mother 267 A YOUNG MAN TAKING LEAVE OF HIS FATHER— a sepia drawing, signed 268 FIGURES LOOKING OUT OF THE DOOR OF A HOUSE — drawn with a reed pen, and washed with sepia From the Beynolds Collection 269 Alexander and Diogenes — a drawing in sepia, icasJied ; and another 2 270 A Hunting Scene, with many figures, by Ridinger; and a coloured Drawing of a Landscape, with a river 2 271 A FIGURE, in black and red chalk, probably Helena Forman seated, a study for the Garden of Love, by Rubens 272 The Garden of Love ; and the Companion, by Rubens — signed : highly finished drawings for the well-known picture 2 21 273 A Satyr : a sketch in black chalk, by Rubens From the Udney Collection 274 A Fine Study, in black and red chalk, of Three Cupids and a Sheep, by Rubens 275 A Study of Men in Armour, and other Figures, by Rubens From the Holdidch and other Collections 276 The Rape of Dejanira, by Rubens From the Bichardson Collection 277 A Distant View of a Town, in chalk and sepia, by J. Ruysdael 2 278 A Figure, in red chalk, by A. del Sarto— from Sir Peter Lely's Collection ; St. Lawrence, by Tintoretto 3 279 A Landscape, in the manner of Titian ; and other Drawings by the same 4 280 Landscapes, by Titian ; and other subjects, various 7 281 Drawings, by Vandervelde and others 7 282 A Skirmish, by E. Vandervelde— dated 1607; an Ostrich, style of A. Durer ; &c. 3 283 A Landscape, by A. Vandervelde : a careful drawing in colour ; &c. 3 284 Studies of Shipping, by Win. Vandervelde ; &c. 8 285 The Annunciation, by Vasari ; and others by various Masters 5 286 Studies in Chalk by A. del Sarto and Velasquez — some from the Reynolds Collection 5 287 The Martyrdom of a Saint, by Veronese and others 6 288 A Study in coloured chalk, ascribed to L. da Vinci From the Amsterdam Museum 289 Christ bearing his Cross, by Volterra ; and other drawings of the Italian School 6 290 A Large View near Haalem, by Waterloo — chalk washed with sepia 2 22 291 A Wooded Landscape, by the same ; and a study of Trees 2 292 A Volume, containing various Prints, copies after Kembrandt, &c. 293 A Volume bound in red russia, containing various Prints, after Parmegiano, &c. 294 A Volume of Etchings, by Waterloo 295 A Portfolio of Facsimiles, after Kaphaol 296 Four portfolios, with leaves FINIS. London : Printed by William Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross. \ 0M rjFrrv CENTER A GETTY CENTER LIBRARY 3 3125 00881 9365